It is said that we are the writers of our own life stories. Some are triumphs, some are tragedies. Some gather dust, while others become best sellers. In hockey, every story has the same hopeful ending. To lift the cup above your head and skate off into the sunset, remembered for all time as a hero player. Life however rarely allows such chances. Injuries, lack of play time and a number of factors beyond your control can destroy any chance of your storybook ending.

For some players, the lights of the Simulation Hockey League are just too bright, the stage too big and the expectations too grand. They never reach their full potential and thus, their stories gather dust. The few who can stand up to the factors, the scrutiny, the endless training and demands from all directions, they become great players. For the few who achieve greatness even in the face of those impossible odds… become legends.

“Johannes Leitner is Simply Incredible!”

“Louie Garrett, thank you for everything!”

“Oh Tommy Tuck, when will we see your like again?”

Their stories end with the rise to immortality, to the hall of legends where they are remembered for all time. Stories they have written over a lifetime of hard work, sacrifice and struggle become recognised as some of the best. They become part of sports greatest library… The Hall of Fame.

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And now, The Simulation Hockey League proudly presents, the SHL Season 57 Hall of Fame Class